Clean sweep

Jimmy Paredes, Zoilo Almonte, Neil Medchill, DeAngelo Mack, Francisco Rondon, and Adam Warren are all headed to the NY-Penn League All Star Game. The game is being held on the campus of my alma mater, so if there’s any RAB readers out there kickin’ it at Penn State, make sure you check the game out next Tuesday. Boston’s Ryan Westmoreland is by far the best prospect elected to the game.

Triple-A Scranton was washed out. I’m assuming they’ll play two tomorrow since they aren’t scheduled to play Norfolk any more this year.

Brackman’s about the only pitcher I know whose hits, walks, strikeouts, and runs allowed are all pretty close to one another. Scary!

http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/ The Artist

He believes in living a balanced life.

http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD

IETC.

http://twitter.com/themanchine Bruno

+1

Dan L

Was at the Thunder game tonight, i was pretty impressed with Bleich’s composure. he did pretty well against the R-Phil’s line up, with the exception of Domonick Brown…

http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD

What’s Kanekoa’s ceiling?

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Eh, middle reliever.

http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD

So like…D-Rob?

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

No. Like Albaladejo. Robertson’s a damn fine young reliever.

http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Matt ACTY/BBD

Hm, alright. Regardless, that trade is a total win for the Yankees.

Steve H

Of course it is.

Accent Shallow

I’d say “not as good”, but what do I know?

Januz

David Robertson has the potential, and work ethic to be a 10 year major leaguer. With the execption of Joba Chamberlain he may be Damon Oppenheimer’s best draft pick in NY. If Kanekoa comes close to that, it will be a majot win.

Drew

Neighborgall stats, not funny.

http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/ The Artist

Actually, at some point I think you’d just have to laugh. When a guy has an ERA of 108.00 and a WHIP of 15.00, that’s about all that’s left to do.

JMK

Though his career stats speak for themselves, the ERA and WHIP you pointed out are from one inning. And look on the bright side, he did have two strikeouts. :)

wilcymoore

Wow … that’s impressively bad.

Teix is the Man

Mike how did you like Penn State? I ask cause I’m looking at graduate schools.

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Best years of my life. Grade-A institution in every way.

Teix is the Man

Cool, thanks man

Januz

Mike, how do you see the Nittney Lions in the Big 10 this year? To me the key game is Michigan in the Big House, if they win that game and Ohio State game at Happy Valley, they will play for the National Championship. ps: The non-conference schedule is pathetic: Akron, Syracuse, Temple & Eastern Illinois.

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Yeah, non-conf is weak. They need to destroy those teams. Definitely National Championship contender. Agreed about Michigan and OSU.

It has been very silent with regards to JR Murphy. Is he a safe bet to sign?

Jim Callis (3:12 PM)

The Yankees really like him and I can’t see them walking away from their second-rounder. I think you’ll see them announce several over-slot signings at once
And this:Tom (Jacksonville)

so i take it you think that heathcott will sign then?

Jim Callis (2:49 PM)

Yes, I do. I think the Yankees, like several clubs, may announce several signings at once toward the end.

Reggie C.

Nothing interesting. Its no surprise that Cash hasn’t announced the signing of either draft pick. Both guys maintain significant leverage over the Yanks since the org would lose the compensation picks next year. I believe Heathcott is gonna cause alot of eyes to open wide when his signing bonus gets announced. I also expect JR Murphy to land a seven-figure deal.

JSquared

Yeah, JR has ridiculous ability. His Prospect Video is great.

wilcymoore

Hey, question here … does the Commissioner’s office have to approve over-slot signings of draft picks? I know MLB’s hierarchy frowns harshly at teams that ignore the slot numbers, but can they reject those deals?

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

No, they don’t have to approve anything. The only thing they can really do is try to dissuade teams from giving out overslot by bonuses by threatening to not approve a bid for the All Star Game, delay revenue sharing payment, stupid stuff like that.

wilcymoore

Thanks, Mike. Don’t think the Yanks will have to worry about a delayed revenue sharing payment!

eVizions

Didn’t they deny a signing this year?

JSquared

Why no Arodys Vizcaino, because of the injury? Still not elected?

Kanekoa isn’t as bad as Albaladejo… that’s a different level of bad, but it is a toss up of whether he’ll be effective in the majors or not.

whozat

Albaladejo is a “different level of bad”?

He performed well in limited duty in 2007 and 2008, and has mixed good outings with shitty outings in 2009. He’s got great AAA numbers and is still young, so he’s probably closer to the 4.00 ERA guy from 2008 than the 5.61 ERA guy from this year.

Fringy middle reliever. Not “a different level of bad”

JSquared

Okay, maybe i exaggerated a little bit, but it’s not like he’s 21 or 22, he’s 26 and ineffective in the majors.

Teixeira goes 2+ innings a game and has a little more potential.

whozat

Teixeira goes 2+ innings in AA. Alby has done that from time to time in the minors too.

And you missed my point. He HASN’T been ineffective in the majors. He’s been mediocre. He gave up runs in 5 of 22 outings, and his being sent down has been more a product of having options and not being as good as Hughes, Aceves, DRob or Melancon. He’s totally adequate as the 6th or 7th guy in a bullpen, which is way, way above “a new level of bad”

JSquared

Scrub innings against the bottom of the order… come on.

Reggie C.

Is Ryan Westmoreland really that good a prospect Mike A?

The RS have stocked up on some interesting OFs in recent drafts – Reddick, Kalish, and now Westmoreland. I think this is one area of player development where the Sox do hold the advantage. Do you agree that the RS aren’t lacking in potential impact OFs , or is this another example of a tilt among draftniks to favor RS picks?

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Yeah, he’s very good. Plus the talent pool in the NY-PL is down this year.

They’re kind of in the same boat as the Yanks. Westmoreland’s years away, and Reddick’s good but he’s not a real impact guy. He’s not better than Jackson. Kalish can be very good, but it hasn’t come together yet.

Reggie C.

I just hear different stories of how Westmoreland was the guy that RS didn’t want to lose in the Halladay package. His physical tools may be far superior to anyone in the Penn League, but did Theo goof in killing the deal when Riccardi demanded Westmoreland?

AndrewYF

Oh please, they also didn’t want to lose Daniel Bard.

It’s more likely J.P. and the Seattle guy laughed in Theo’s face, and Theo wanted make it look like he was the one who didn’t want to give up too much.

JSquared

Westmoreland is probably the last guy the Red Sox have who can actually scare a team down the line. No one in their Top 10 prospects is doing well at their Level. Hagadone was effective, but was traded. Bard is effective in the Majors. Reddick isn’t more special than an everyday outfielder. Casey Kelly, whom they want to play SS, did not do well this year there. Bowden seems to be more of a hide and trade piece rather than bring up and watch him possibly be a bust. A lot of other guys they have are just doing bad.

AndrewYF

No, they and everyone else wants Kelly to be a pitcher.

He did very well as a pitcher in his first year, although he’s over-hyped and his top-50 prospect ranking will be very premature.

Reggie C.

Angelini is on the 1-80 !! Watch out!

Seriously though … i’ve dogged this kid enough in ’09. Its 1 MM dollars Opp wishes he had back, but that’s life.

Jeffrey

Really liking Trenton Lare’s K rate. K rate dropped and ERA went up since being promoted, but that makes sense. He still seems to be doing well.

Jeffrey

Could he move quickly through the system and be a lefty reliever if he doesn’t stay a starter for some reason? Anyone know how hard he throws. I read he has a fastball, change up and slider.

Reggie C.

I believe the organization should do this with Brackman: convert him into a reliever. That way Brackman could focus on suppressing that high-BB rate over only a couple innings. The man knows how to K hitters; that much he’s shown coming out the ‘pen.

http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

It’s too early for that. Let him try starting next year. They still have three more years to try and make it work.

DreDog

Yeah I agree, it’s a lot harder to unscramble an egg.

whozat

Is it time to bust out the burrito meme again?

http://twitter.com/themanchine Bruno

I miss Jesus.

wilcymoore

Don’t we all.

Nickel

I was bummed out I couldn’t see him when I went to see the Thunder last week. Not only did I want to see him hit, but Ryan Pope was pitching and I wanted to see Pope pitching to Jesus.

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IETC

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the pope pitching to Jesus… where is my head at?

Matt

The reason that Jesus broke his finger was so that the major league team could do better. He sacrificed his finger for the good of the team. They are 9-1 since Jesus broke his finger. Do not cry about Jesus, he broke his finger so that he and the Yankees can be immortal.

Bryan G

anyone else notice that Jim Callis has changed his mind and now preferres Hughes to Bucholtz. He even preferres Junichi Tazawa to Bucholtz now.

Bryan G

anyone else also notice that i cant seem to spell “prefers” correctly..

rbizzler

Meh, Callis has always been a firm believer in Hughes. That comment doesn’t seem different from what he has said in the past. I do like the fact that Clay’s stock is falling though.

http://sixtyfeetsixinches.wordpress.com Aaron S.

Callis is like John Kerry. A total flip-flopper. Always has been.

Tom Zig

No surprise, ESPN says Youk tackled Porcello. Apparently they can completely disregard video footage of the incident and make up their own facts

Tom Zig

damn, wrong thread.

DreDog

Any chance of having odds about who the PTBNL is?

JohnC

Looks like Hungry Humberto is finally getting his act together. His last few outings have been impressive